Hello, Hello...

Just stopping by to say HI! :) I was so ready for the weekend to get here, this week was so slow for me. It's a beautiful weekend in Houston, the sun is shining and the weather is cool...what more could you ask for?!?!

We spent the morning watching my nephew play soccer and then we did some shopping. I bought my first couple pair of maternity pants today. Up until now I was able to still wear all my other clothes...which I thought was great! But I'm getting to the point where my jeans are fitting a little snug and I needed some more breathing room. When I tried them on it was like heaven...I can breathe...LOL!!! :) I am now 23 weeks and this past week we had another doctor's appt. Everything went well, the baby is now 1lb. 5oz. and seems to be right on track!!! If there was ever any doubt that I thought well maybe they got it wrong, maybe we are having a girl...I was wrong. We got some great pics of him showing the world that he truly is a boy...LOL!!! :)

Well I'm off to spend the afternoon with some girlfriends and then I'll be coming back home to clean out some of my scrapbooking things. I'm getting ready to sell some of my stamps that I now longer use or haven't used in a while. I've got to get rid of some of this clutter before the little one arrives. I figure if I haven't used it in a year, then maybe, just maybe it's time to let it go!!! :)

Well I hope everyone enjoys their Saturday afternoon! :) Thanks for stopping by and take care! :) ~ Jenn

Hello Again!!!

Edited to Add: Some of you have asked when my due date is. It is Feb. 12th.

Ok, so I said in my last post that as soon as we found out what we were having I would let you know. We found out this morning that we are having a BOY!!! :) Now it's time for us to start thinking about boy names, because all we had was girl names picked out...LOL!!! :)

I'm just so glad we know now...let the shopping begin! LOL!!!

Well I hope everyone is enjoying their afternoon! :) Thanks for stopping by and take care! :) ~ Jenn

Long Time No Post

Hi there! I hope everyone is doing well. Just wanted to give an update and let everyone know how things are going. Everything is moving along just fine with the baby. Last Friday I was 20 weeks...so I'm halfway through! YAY!!! :) Very soon we are going to find out what we are having and I absolutely can't wait!!! I'm not gonna say the date on here (I know my sister reads this...LOL!) because I've been keeping it a surprise and I haven't told anyone what date we are finding out, but it will be very, very soon! ;) And as soon as I find out I will let all of you know! :) I've also been contemplating about whether to come back to work once the baby is born. I love my job, but I feel like I won't know until the baby is here. I'm not too keen about putting my baby in daycare at 6wks. old either. Trust me, I have nothing against daycare. My parents ran a daycare business for 20 something years, so I know a lot about it. But I would rather wait til the baby was a year before I did that. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!!

It seems like every weekend we have something to do...it's been crazy. How 'bout ya'll? Between my nephew's soccer games, birthday dinners and shopping for baby furniture, my weekends are just jammed packed. I keep looking over at my scrapping table, still wanting and needing to ink up some of my new stamps and I haven't. I really hope to soon! :) This weekend my brother is having a garage sale (one of those that the whole neighborhood participates in) and so I've decided to help out with that. Plus we are cleaning out our spare bedroom for the baby so I know that I need to get rid of some things that are there collecting dust! Anywho, enough of me rambling. I just wanted to say hi and let everyone know what's been going on with me.

Hope everyone has a fabulous day!!! Thanks for stopping by and take care! ~Jenn

Time For An Update

Hey there! Well I figured it's about time to give you guys an update on how things are going.

I am doing absolutely terrific!!! Today I am 13wks and I am so glad to be over that first trimester hump. Now I feel like I can relax a little. Though the first trimester did come with some complications. I was on bed rest for a couple a weeks, which by the way was torturous. But I've been back at work for about 4wks now and everything is fine with the baby and I. I'm still feeling quite tired but I'm hoping that will all go away soon. There's so much that I want to do, but just don't have the energy.

I've had many ultrasounds since I had to stay with the fertility clinic till I was 10wks. But Tuesday was the first time that we had actually heard the baby's heartbeat and it was so AWESOME!!! :) My due date is Feb. 12, 2010 and in 8wks. we will find out if we are having a boy or girl. I absolutely cannot wait till we find out...I really want a little girl! :) My husband wants a boy for fear of having a girl first will make him too soft! LOL!!! :) But it really doesn't matter as long as our baby is healthy!!! :)

Thanks to everyone who left me comments on my last post. You all are so very, very sweet! :) Hope to get back to doing something crafty soon!!! I just placed a Bella order so hoping those will get my mojo flowing! :)

Hope everyone has a fantastic weekend and thanks for stopping by! :) Take Care ~ Jenn

Some BIG, BIG NEWS!!!

Hi there! :) First off I want to say how sorry I am for not posting for over a week and a half already. It's been a crazy week and I have some fantastic news to share with you...I'M PREGNANT!!!! :)

Words can't even say just how I excited I am!!!!!!! My husband and I have been trying for some time now and I'm just so excited that it has finally happened! :) For the last week, I was feeling sooooo exhausted and was feeling some of the early symptoms and I just knew that something was different. I just feel that everything I've been through was so worth it right now...I wouldn't trade it for the world. All the shots, doctor's appts. and tears were so worth it, although I didn't feel that way at the time.

Right now I am 4 1/2 weeks and in two weeks I can have my first ultrasound...I absolutely can't wait! :)

So I just thought you guys might want to know why I've been away for a while. But I hope to get back to crafting real soon, so please bare with me.

Well thanks for stopping by today and I hope everyone has a fabulous evening! :) Take care ~Jenn

Birthday SFYTT

Hey there! I hope everyone has enjoyed their weekend thus far. It's been a very relaxing weekend for me...I got a few crafty things done! :) Here's my card for Jen's SFYTT. I really liked the sketch and couldn't wait to get working on it.

My niece's birthday is this coming Saturday, so I thought I would get a head start and work on something special for her. I found this American Craft's Teen Paper at my LSS yesterday and I thought it would be perfect for a 12yr. old. I just loved the bright colors, and what better stamp to pair it with than with Maisy Ketto. I just love the little crown she's wearing...too cute! :)

Well that's it for me today, I'm off to work on some more challenges! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a fabulous Sunday! :) ~Jenn

Stamps: Stamping Bella "Maisy Ketto" & Papertrey Ink "Mega Mixed Messages" Paper: American Crafts Teen: Passing Notes & Class President, Prism Black, Intense Kiwi, Intense Pink & Intense Teal, & CTMH White Daisy CS Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black Ink & Copics Accents: Yellow & Star Dust Stickles, Pink Kaiser Crystals, Black Polka Dot Ribbon, Doodlebug Glittered Black Brads & Pop Dots Tools: Janome Sew Mini & Hole Punch